Senior Ticket
From now on, you'll receive 1 ticket per journey when you purchase a Senior Ticket. So, for a round trip, this means you'll receive two tickets. Whether you choose a one-way or round-trip ticket, the price remains the same: €8.30 in total. This is because a Senior Ticket always covers a round trip.
Discover all the changes for online purchases
Are you over 65? Then you are entitled to enjoy return rail travel for € 8,30*.
- one way or compulsory return on the same day
- starting from 9 a.m. on weekdays (or anytime during the weekend)
- to any destination throughout Belgium (not including border points)
- 1st class comfort for € 17,50
* Exception: travel to/from Brussels Airport-Zaventem
Valid period of the Senior Ticket
Every day of the year
- From Monday to Friday inclusive: from 9 a.m.
- On Saturday and Sunday and on public holidays falling on a weekday: no timetable restrictions
If you buy a Senior Ticket with Brussels Airport-Zaventem as the departure or arrival station, the Brussels Airport Supplement (€6.70) is automatically included:
- 1 time for a one-way ticket if purchased via the website
- 2 times for a return ticket if purchased via the website
- 1 time for a return ticket if purchased via another sales channel
The QR code displayed on your Senior Ticket will allow you to open the access doors to Brussels Airport-Zaventem station.
Frequently asked questions
You can buy tickets very easily, in just a few clicks, on our user-friendly website.
Go to the purchase page. Suppose you're purchasing a ticket for yourself. All you need to do is provide your age, departure station, destination, and any discounts you may be eligible for. We'll display the best options along with the total price, and you make the final choice. You remain in control, you just don't have to search for the best offers anymore. Can't decide between two options? With just one click, you can view the travel conditions for each suggested ticket.
A zone is a number of stations and/or stops grouped in one tariff point.
- Aalst zone: Aalst, Aalst-Kerrebroek, Erembodegem
- Antwerp zone: Antwerp-Berchem, Antwerp-Centraal, Antwerp-Dam, Antwerp-Luchtbal, Antwerp-Noorderdokken, Antwerp-Oost, Antwerp-Zuid
- Bruges zone: Bruges, Bruges-Sint-Pieters
- Brussels zone (= Zone Brupass): Arcades, Anderlecht, Berchem-Ste-Agathe, Bockstael, Boitsfort, Boondael, Bordet, Brussels-Central, Brussels-Chapelle, Brussels-Congress, Brussels-Luxembourg, Brussels-Midi, Brussels-Nord, Brussels-Ouest, Brussels-Schuman, Delta, Etterbeek, Evere, Forest-Est, Forest-Midi, Germoir, Haren, Haren-Sud, Jette, Meiser, Mérode, Moensberg, Schaerbeek, Simonis, St-Job, Tour et Taxis, Uccle-Calevoet, Uccle-Stalle, Vivier d’Oie, Watermael
- Brupass XL zone: Anderlecht, Arcades, Beersel, Berchem-Ste-Agathe, Bockstael, Boitsfort, Boondael, Bordet, Brussels-Central, Brussels-Chapelle, Brussels-Congress, Brussels-Luxembourg, Brussels-Midi, Brussels-North, Brussels-West, Brussels-Schuman, Buda, De Hoek, Delta, Diegem, Dilbeek, Etterbeek, Evere, Forest-Est, Forest-Midi, Germoir, Groenendael, Groot-Bijgaarden, Haren, Haren-Sud, Hoeilaart, Holleken, Linkebeek, Lot, Jette, Meiser, Mérode, Moensberg, Nossegem, Ruisbroek, Schaerbeek, Simonis, Rhode-Saint-Genèse, Sint-Martens-Bodegem, St-Job, Tour et Taxis, Uccle-Calevoet, Uccle-Stalle, Vilvoorde, Vivier d'Oie, Watermael, Zaventem, Zellik
- Charleroi zone: Charleroi-Ouest, Charleroi-Sud, Couillet, Lodelinsart, Marchienne-au-Pont, Marchienne-Zone
- Denderleeuw zone: Denderleeuw, Iddergem, Welle
- Dendermonde zone: Dendermonde, Sint-Gillis
- Ghent zone: Drongen, Gentbrugge, Ghent-Dampoort, Ghent-Sint-Pieters, Wondelgem
- Halle zone: Buizingen, Halle, Lembeek
- Hasselt zone: Hasselt, Kiewit
- Huy zone: Huy, Statte
- Knokke zone: Duinbergen, Heist, Knokke
- La Louvière zone: Bracquegnies, La Louvière-Centre, La Louvière-Sud
- Leuven zone: Heverlee, Leuven
- Liège zone: Angleur, Bressoux, Chênée, Liège-Carré, Liège-Guillemins, Liège-Saint-Lambert, Sclessin
- Marche zone: Aye, Marche-en-Famenne, Marloie
- Mechelen zone: Mechelen, Mechelen-Nekkerspoel
- Mons zone: Mons, Nimy
- Mouscron zone: Herseaux, Mouscron
- Namur zone: Flawinne, Jambes, Jambes-Est, Namur, Ronet
- Verviers zone: Verviers-Central, Verviers-Palais
If the traveller has a ticket (apart from a Local Multi) departing from or arriving at Mortsel, Mortsel-Liersesteenweg, Mortsel-Oude God or Mortsel-Deurnesteenweg, they may board or alight the train at one of the other aforementioned stations, with no further formalities.
However, a “Mortsel zone” does not exist and the used ticket therefore does not permit them to travel freely between these stations as they wish.
You travel between these 2 zones (single ticket: 1 journey; return ticket: 1 outward journey and 1 return journey).
You can get on and off at any station within these 2 zones during the day for which your ticket is valid.
You can get on and off at any station within that zone during the day for which your ticket is valid. To travel these routes within the same zone, it is best to choose the Standard Ticket one-way (you do not need to buy a return ticket).
If your journey hasn't started yet, you can buy an Upgrade on our website, in the SNCB app, at the ticket office or at ticket machines in stations. If your journey has already started, you can buy an Upgrade on the train at the Onboard Fare.
The price of this additional single or return Upgrade ticket is calculated by taking the difference :
- on weekdays: between the prices of the 2 Standard Fare classes for the journey you are actually making in 1st class
- weekends and public holidays: between the prices of the 2 classes of the 50% fare for the journey you are actually making in 1st class.
The price of the upgrade ticket is equal to or higher than the minimum price of the 1st class ticket.
